“This employee is being terminated due to violation of company policy. The employee is gay.” This was the reason Cracker… Continue reading →
Since 2000, forty-one states have passed appeal bond reform statutes, a tort reform measure that, in some shape or form,… Continue reading →
Consent orders are used to resolve government enforcement actions through a court-approved settlement. Although consent orders often include detailed factual… Continue reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently and adamantly held that patents do not require patentees to use or commercialize their… Continue reading →
On April 27, 2011, the Supreme Court announced its decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, one of the most… Continue reading →
The documentary film Crude, directed by award-winning filmmaker Joseph Berlinger, tells the story of a class action lawsuit brought by… Continue reading →
For decades, the collateral source rule has been a target of tort reform on both state and national levels.1 The… Continue reading →
Fashion designers in the United States, unlike those in many for- eign jurisdictions, enjoy only limited intellectual property protection for… Continue reading →
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dothard v. Rawlinson in 1977, gender-based disparate impact litigation has been limited in… Continue reading →
In 2006, the Supreme Court started a revolution in environmental law. In Rapanos v. United States, while addressing jurisdiction over… Continue reading →